January 2
Today we took our first long tail boat to West Railey Beach. It was nice to get out and see a thing or two. Nice ride, great beach and overpriced food and Richy Rich bought his me a dress and some shorts (ahhh, finally getting out of some old word clothes). We are so excited that Marc and Maria are coming over to Thailand.
January 8
Rich’s brush with the law - sooo, apparently parking cops exist on this side of the planet as well. My scooter had a nice gift of a brand new lock on it. Unfortunately for me, I didn't have the key...but the nice policeman did. He lend me key for 'special deal'. Originally the price was 400 baht but the ol Dutchman got the local price of 200 after some negotiation which nearly ended me up in a lovely Thai prison - bribe - me...huh???
Once I returned to our house I decided I needed a massage - a friend of Pear's provided me with a much needed knead for one hour. Price - $6.60 Cdn. I should add Tara fed me grapes while I was being massaged...I asked her if she could find a couple other ladies to assist while she was at it. Glad I'm with a lady who has a sense of humour.
January 9
We went to the Buddhist temple today with Pear. Sean and a monk hung out for 10-15 minutes. Hopefully the monk isn't like some Catholic priests at home as Sean went outta sight for about 2 minutes...sorry if I offended any RC's but c'mon...I am a concerned father :)
After the temple we went shopping at Tesco – After initially getting Syd into the play park our scheme was foiled by the poor las who cleaned up after her last time. As she was playing and screaming with glee the lady came over and quickly pulled the Syd the kid outta her nirvana. We thought about trying to explain it was 'just an accident last time' and 'it wouldn't happen again' but this lady looked tougher than most Cecilites at home do. So...with Syd screaming away she was officially banned for life from the poop park.
After the shopping trip we returned home only to realize the cleaning lady had locked us out. After getting inside it only got worse as we realized the keys are missing. Maybe Sean swallowed them???
Our day ended with Pear taking us to a Thai style bbq fondue. A bought a bottle of the local whiskey and shared with the waiter - we had fantastic service for most of the night until I fed the poor lil guy one to many - not sure if he is still employed...
We drove home singing along with everyone in the truck to some good top 40. I thought I could sing a note - I'm told otherwise.
January 9
Just an off day. Let me first say that I tried. When Sydney walked into our room at 6:15 am I signed for her to ‘shhhh’ as she came to the side of the bed and gave me a big hug. This, as it would turn out, was the best part of the day.
We walked downstairs and I played some soccer with her outside before we came in and I turned on the tube. Tara brought down Sean and I put him in his saucer-race-car as I got on the laptop.
Here is where things started going downhill. Sean, to his credit, is stronger and faster than previously thought. He has some low power torque I didn’t recognize before – before that is he successfully ran into the freestanding fan, knocking same over causing it to shatter as it collided with the tile floor. Upon hearing the crash Tara came running into the room thinking the brood was worse for the wear. Not so – only one broken fan and a little Diablo who appeared to also be shocked by his ability to play smash it crash it derby.
Sooooo – Tara was upset, perhaps more frightened, and started asking me what happened etc. It is important to note that both of us are tired as we have not sleep trained Sean yet. Keeping this in mind my response was not to her liking. The rest of the day was like the movie war of the roses. What else can I say...the odd scrap in paradise never hurt anyone...
January 10
Our journey really has become more of an adventure watching our kids change daily before our eyes. Sydney and I played a game last night and while it seems quite basic after playing it I realized that in fact, Syd the Kid was able to articulate to me what she likes…that was the game. After listening to Sydney cry and whine I asked her “Sydney, tell me something that you like…” I took a turn and she took a turn.
Sydney….
“I like:
pink
pineapple
Sean
Playing ball
Playing soccer
Her scooter
My milk “
From a mommy factor—this is pretty cool (as boring as it may seem).
When we moved into this home we bought Sean a seat on wheels, for lack of a better description. You just put him in the seat which has a circular base on wheels. At first he just sort of sat there but now this guy is practicing for the Indy 500. He lets his back bone slide and he kicks his feet, his arms throw about and his head goes back and with in two seconds he has cleared the room and managed to leave a track of destruction. He has not started to crawl yet and I think he must wonder why bother this is so much faster. So far he has managed to break a fan, create a few dents in the cabinets and pull a few cords out of the wall. These toys have been banned in Canada and I can see why. He has six teeth now and he loves to clap his hands together.
On the travel front, we get about by all loading up onto our scooter. Rich drives, Sydney sits between us follow by me and then Sean in the baby back pack. We look like real yahoo’s and you should see the looks we get from tourists and locals alike. The other day though Rich and I ‘high-fived’ each other when we saw a mother with four kids on her scooter. We are not alone in putting our childrens safety in the backseat :)
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